The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-10-21
TELEGRAPHlC SUMMARY.
A Eplisns d ths Principal Events Now
Attracting Public Interest

Ohty ont ucitHhtt Was Oh nAnu lot
the convention OF the National Reform
Party, announced 10 be held ut SYRIA
cuse, New York.
10 IL stated that the Emperor OF
Brazil has announced bis intention Of
abdicating his throne, owing 10 his
health being impaired.
Nathan u. sutton, who shot aud
killed Alexander Martin near Liver
more, Cal, year ago, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged December y.
VIM. Rusae, carpenter, while re-
pairing windows In the second story Of
house In San Francisco, lost his foot
ing and fell 10 the sidewalk. He lived
but a few hours.
The Austrian steamer Hapsburg coli
lided with and sank the Savarian
steamer ON Lake Constance, Austria.
Many passengers were drowned, the
exact number being unknown.
The people OF Montana will send a
monster petition 10 the Governor Of
Idaho for the pardon of Robert
Thomas, confined In the Idaho peni-
tentiary for burglary, Of which they
declare him innocent.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has de-
cided that pauper children, sent 10
this country 10 be provided for by
charity socities in this country and
forwarded 10 homes in the West, can
not be allowed 10 land.
The members Of the O'Connor family
father, mother and two sons--were
convicted at New York Of having
robbed and assaulted q young English
woman named Mary T.. Harwood, and
sentenced by Judge Cowing 10 state
prison for sixteen years each.
Chicago capitalists are seriously con-
sidering the project OF building large
factory in Los Angeles to manufacture
all kinds Of time pieces, from the
smallest watch to the largest church
tower clock. II is proposed 10 build
ON a scale requiring 1000 men, mostly
skilled workmen.
A special from Ponchatoula, La.
says that negro drowned his wife be-
cause she refused to live with him any
longer. While she was drowning her
brother came upon the scene aud fired
twenty buckshot into his sisters muir
derer, who sank with the body Of his
victim 10 the bottom of the Amite
river.
A cloud burst occurred just above
the city OF Chihuahua, Mexico, and q
food came sweeping down ON the
town, inundating its streets and alleys
and swelling the stream Nhat ran
through the town 10 frightful proper
tions, carrying away a magnificent
bridge 800 feet long that spanned the
channel, and cutting the city in twain.
Richard Moore and wife, while NOV
ing at Chicago, accidently knocked
over lamp, hring the building, and
both were suffocated in the hsmep.
The fire was extinguisned promptly
by the fire department.. Moore's body
was found on top OF the floor, where
he had been literally roasted alive in
an instant. Mrs. Moore was still alive
when found, but died shorty after
wards.
The report OF Land Commissioner
Sparks shows that since March 4,
1885, 31,S24.4S1 acres have been re-
stored TO the public domain. Sales.
entries and selections for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1887, embrace
q, Ill 400 acres, and of Indian lands
1906 acres, making total Of 25,-
S5S ,03S acres, an increase for the year
1856 Of 3,733, Ala acres, and an increase
OF 4 S62, ,524 compared with the fiscal
year 1885.
Fire broke out in the Northern Ohio
insane asylum at Cleveland, during
the weekly dance given the more tract
able OF the patients. While they were
enjoying themselves cry OF " fire
was raised, and flames and smoke sud
denly burst into the dancing hall
creating fearful panic among the 35C
inmates. As soon as the first excite
ment had abated, the attendants made
courageous dash and moved tie un.
fortunates who had been overcome
The bodies OF six women who were
suffocated were recovered, and thres
more were found in an injured condi-
ton.
A dispatch from Nogales, A. T., says
All attempts to get further news OF the
destruction caused by the storm on ths
southern coasts have been futile. The
supposition here is that the cities o.
Mazatl AMI San Bias have been par
tally, if not wholly destroyed by {
hurricane and tidal wave. 1t is said
that the shore OF the bay at Guaymas
| in Mexico, is crowded by people await
ing tidings from the swept-away citiel
and schooners. On the gulf the storm
and tidal wave were the most sewers
that have ever been known. Many 0
those who have wealth are rushing Il
the scene of disaster for the purpose o
lending aid.
"A special from North Judson, Ind.
says: Another Chatsworth railroad
horror occurred on the Chicago & At
iantic Railway, sixty miles east of Chi
cago, near Kout's station. Seventeen
passengers were killed and burned vi
in the wreck, and from twenty to thirt.
were more or less injured. A heav,
fresh meat train telercopcd the even
ing accommodation train and the NeV
York express. The accommodation
with one baggage car, two coache
and one sleeper, had stopped at
water tank for water, about one mil
west OF Kout's, and a freight trail
following crashed into the sleeper, te
escoping and burning up the entir
passenger train, as above stated. Th
entire responsibility appears to rest o
the engineer of the freight train.
Il Cultivating beets should be sti
done, as they will continue 10 gro
until the frost shall appear. Bee
: are relished by all classes of stock j